DALLAS -- Wayne Gretzky was in the Dallas Stars locker room congratulating them after they advanced to their third consecutive Western Conference final, where they will face the franchise with which "The Great One" was a four-time Stanley Cup champion.
"He said we're going up against a pretty good team now," Stars captain Jamie Benn said Tuesday, the day before hosting Game 1 against Edmonton. "And I had to ask him who he was cheering for. It felt right, and he didn't answer, obviously."
Benn said it was "pretty cool" that Gretzky visited the Stars after their 2-1 overtime win Saturday night over Winnipeg that set up a West final rematch against the Oilers.